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The Juan Carlos Maldonado Collection (JCMC) focuses on the study and the recognition of Geometric Abstraction as a fundamental artistic language for the development of contemporary art history.

A decade ago, we opened our doors in Miami with a vision: to create a place where art could inspire research, dialogue, ...
09/04/2026

A decade ago, we opened our doors in Miami with a vision: to create a place where art could inspire research, dialogue, and new ways of understanding the history of geometric abstraction.

Ten years later, that vision has grown far beyond the walls of a single exhibition space.

Over the past decade, the Juan Carlos Maldonado Collection has organized exhibitions, offered guided visits and art talks, published books and catalogues, supported original scholarship, built meaningful collaborations with museums and universities, and shared works from the Collection through important international loans.

Today, we begin a new chapter.

Rather than focusing our efforts on a permanent exhibition space, JCMC will expand its work through institutional partnerships, research initiatives, publications, exhibitions, educational programs, and increased digital access to the Collection. This evolution reflects our belief that the Collection can reach broader audiences and foster new conversations by collaborating across disciplines and borders.

To everyone who has been part of this journey—artists, curators, scholars, institutions, students, collaborators, and visitors—thank you.

The next chapter is just beginning.

To learn more about the Collection’s evolution and vision for the future, visit our website through the link in our bio.

Photos: JCMC publications | “Penetrable BBL Bleu” at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). Photo courtesy of PAMM | Installation view of “Gego: Measuring Infinity” at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Photo courtesy of the Guggenheim Museum | Whitney Museum of American Art. Photo courtesy of Parametric Architecture | Juan Carlos Maldonado during the curator-led guided tour of “Convergencias / Divergencias: Dos Estéticas en Diálogo” at Casa de América, Madrid | Installation view of “Antes de América: Fuentes originarias en la cultura moderna” at Fundación Juan March, Madrid | “Urban Forms” art talk featuring Curator Ariel Jiménez and architect Henry Rueda

In 2025, the Collection’s international reach continued to grow while new ideas expanded its scope.In March, Fundación A...
09/01/2026

In 2025, the Collection’s international reach continued to grow while new ideas expanded its scope.

In March, Fundación ARCO honored JCMC with the “A” Award for International Collecting, recognizing the Collection’s sustained commitment to the study, preservation, and public presentation of modern and contemporary art. During ARCO Madrid, JCMC was also invited to participate in the fair’s public program, providing an opportunity to share the Collection’s vision and research with an international audience.

That same year, Convergencias / Divergencias traveled to the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (MARCO), extending the dialogue between geometric abstraction and Indigenous knowledge systems to new audiences.

At home, the Collection embraced a new medium through the acquisition of a significant group of photographs, including Paolo Gasparini’s celebrated studies of modern architecture in Brazil and Venezuela. These works became the foundation of Urban Forms, which opened in December and explored photography as a lens through which to reconsider architecture, abstraction, and the modern city. The exhibition was accompanied by catalogues and educational booklets in both English and Spanish.

As the decade drew to a close, these milestones reflected a Collection that continued to evolve—expanding across disciplines, geographies, and new forms of cultural exchange.

To learn more, visit our website through the link in our bio.

Photos: Paolo Gasparini, “Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas, Facultad de Humanidades, espacio interno, detalle de la rampa.” (Architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva, 1954), 1971, Gelatin Silver Print, Print by Franca Donda | JCMC receives Fundación ARCO’s “A” Award for International Collecting | Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (MARCO) |Installation view of “Convergencias / Divergencias” at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (MARCO) | Installation view of “Urban Forms” | “Urban Forms” exhibition catalogue.

In 2024, the Collection entered a new phase of international engagement while continuing to expand its scope.Following t...
08/28/2026

In 2024, the Collection entered a new phase of international engagement while continuing to expand its scope.

Following the close of “The Juan Carlos Maldonado Collection in Time”, “Secret Affinities / Aesthetics of Two Worlds” opened at JCMC, continuing our exploration of the unexpected relationships between modern and Indigenous artistic traditions.

That same year, “Convergencias / Divergencias” traveled to Casa de América in Madrid, marking the Collection’s first exhibition in Europe. Bringing together works from the Collection alongside Ye’kwana basketry, the exhibition introduced new international audiences to the dialogues between geometric abstraction and Indigenous knowledge systems that have become central to JCMC’s research.

In 2024, the Collection also broadened its holdings through the acquisition of Pre-Columbian ceramics and textiles from the Nazca (Early, Intermediate, and Late Periods, c. 100 BCE–700 CE), Tiwanaku (c. 400–1000 CE), Wari (Middle Horizon, c. 600–1000 CE), and Inca civilizations. These acquisitions expanded the Collection’s scope to encompass the study of Indigenous art, knowledge systems, and material culture from across Latin America alongside its longstanding focus on geometric abstraction.

During Art Basel Miami Beach, JCMC once again opened its doors to the international art community, hosting a series of visits and brunches that welcomed collectors, curators, scholars, and friends of the Collection, reaffirming the space’s role as a place for exchange and conversation.

As the Collection’s ideas and artworks continued to circulate internationally, this chapter reflected a growing commitment to collaboration, scholarship, and cultural exchange beyond our own exhibition space.

Learn more on our website — link in bio.

Installation view of “Convergencias / Divergencias” at Casa de América, Madrid.
📸 Casa de América

Juan Carlos Maldonado giving Milagros Maldonado a guided visit of “Secret Affinities / Aesthetics of Two Worlds”.
📸 Rafael Guillén

Art Basel Miami Beach VIP guests visiting “Secret Affinities / Aesthetics of Two Worlds”.
📸 Rafael Guillén

Installation view of “Secret Affinities / Aesthetics of Two Worlds”.
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In 2023, the Collection’s reach extended across the Atlantic while offering an opportunity to reflect on its own journey...
08/25/2026

In 2023, the Collection’s reach extended across the Atlantic while offering an opportunity to reflect on its own journey.

Three works by Gego traveled to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum for “Gego: Measuring Infinity,” while works by María Freire and Mathias Goeritz were included in “Antes de América” at Fundación Juan March in Madrid, bringing key works from the Collection into two major international exhibitions.

Closer to home, “The Juan Carlos Maldonado Collection in Time: The Rigor of Geometric Shapes” invited visitors to revisit the Collection through the vision of its founder, tracing the ideas, artists, and acquisitions that have shaped JCMC over the years.

The exhibition was accompanied by a rich public program that included guided visits, conversations, and “JCMC & Unboxed Musicians,” a multidisciplinary collaboration that brought together music, art, and space through a specially curated concert and the premiere of a newly commissioned musical composition. The exhibition was further documented through a catalogue and a published conversation between Juan Carlos Maldonado and curator Ariel Jiménez, reflecting on the Collection’s evolution and future.

That same year, the Collection was enriched by the generous donation of the Stephen Baker Ye’kwana Collection and Archives, further strengthening JCMC’s commitment to the study and preservation of Indigenous knowledge systems and expanding the archival resources available for future research. This important gift complemented the Collection’s growing focus on the Ye’kwana and their material culture.

To learn more about our history, visit our website through the link in our bio.

Photos: Installation view of “Gego: Measuring Infinity” (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, March 31–September 10, 2023) | Installation view of “Antes de América: Fuentes originarias en la cultura moderna” (Fundación Juan March, Madrid, October 6, 2023–March 10, 2024) | Opening reception for “The Juan Carlos Maldonado Collection in Time: The Rigor of Geometric Shapes” | Installation view of “The Juan Carlos Maldonado Collection in Time: The Rigor of Geometric Shapes” | Video excerpt from “JCMC & Unboxed Musicians”

In 2022, the Collection turned its full attention to the Ye’kwana. Following the close of “Poetics of Exactness,” “The Y...
08/20/2026

In 2022, the Collection turned its full attention to the Ye’kwana. Following the close of “Poetics of Exactness,” “The Ye’kwana Universe: Living in the Middle of the Jungle” opened in November, presenting the Collection’s Ye’kwana objects in an exhibition devoted entirely to their material culture, knowledge systems, and cosmology.

Rather than placing these works in dialogue with modern abstraction, the exhibition invited visitors to encounter the Ye’kwana universe on its own terms, revealing the profound relationships between making, community, and the natural world. A fully illustrated catalogue accompanied the exhibition, extending this research beyond the gallery.

The exhibition was complemented by a robust public program that included guided visits and conversations such as “The Ye’kwana Universe” gallery talk, the lecture “Cosmovisión indígena y sobrevivencia planetaria,” and “Inside the Music: Sounds of the Earth” at the New World Centre, an interdisciplinary program exploring the relationships between Indigenous worldviews, sound, and contemporary culture.

Learn more on our website — link in bio.

Photo: Installation view of “The Ye’kwana Universe: Living in the Middle of the Jungle” | Opening reception for “The Ye’kwana Universe: Living in the Middle of the Jungle” | Art talk: “Cosmovisión indígena y sobrevivencia planetaria” with Dr. Enoé Texier | Guided visit of “The Ye’kwana Universe: Living in the Middle of the Jungle” | Ye’kwana mask “Maháma-fédi” | Excerpt from “The Ye’kwana Universe: Living in the Middle of the Jungle,” featuring Ariel Jiménez and Charles Brewer-Carías

In 2021, the Collection presented two major exhibitions that expanded the conversationssurrounding Latin American geomet...
08/17/2026

In 2021, the Collection presented two major exhibitions that expanded the conversations
surrounding Latin American geometric abstraction.

During the summer, “Signs, Abstractions and Metaphors: Latin American Art at the JCMC”, curated by Ariel Jiménez, explored the many ways artists across the region transformed abstraction into a language of cultural identity, experimentation, and exchange.

That November, “Poetics of Exactness”, also curated by Ariel Jiménez, turned to a more intimate question: how precision, structure, and measured form can evoke emotion, perception, and poetic experience.

Both exhibitions were accompanied by fully illustrated catalogues, continuing JCMC’s commitment to research and publishing. They were also complemented by a robust educational program that included guided visits, art talks, and public conversations, further fostering dialogue around the Collection’s ideas and exhibitions.

To learn more, visit our website through the link in our bio.

Photo: Installation view of “Signs, Abstractions and Metaphors: Latin American Art at the JCMC”
| Cover of the catalogue accompanying “Signs, Abstractions and Metaphors: Latin American Art
at the JCMC” | Installation view of “Poetics of Exactness” | Interior page from the catalogue
accompanying “Poetics of Exactness”


In 2020, while much of the world slowed down, the Collection’s commitment to scholarship continued. Following the close ...
08/13/2026

In 2020, while much of the world slowed down, the Collection’s commitment to scholarship continued. Following the close of “Hybridizations / Contemporary Strategies”, we dedicated the year’s final exhibition to the work of Cuban artist Ernesto Briel.

“Ernesto Briel: Iridescent Geometries”, curated by Ariel Jiménez, brought renewed attention to Briel’s explorations of optics and perception, highlighting his important contribution to the history of geometric abstraction. Accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, the exhibition advanced new research on an artist whose work deserves broader recognition.

To learn more about our history, visit our website through the link in our bio.

Photos: “Untitled”, 1967 by Ernesto Briel | Installation view of “Ernesto Briel: Iridescent
Geometries” | Guided visit of “Ernesto Briel: Iridescent Geometries” | “Ernesto Briel: Iridescent
Geometries” exhibition catalogue.


In 2019, the Collection’s commitment to research took center stage. We published “Ye’kwana Basketry Symbology: Portal to...
08/10/2026

In 2019, the Collection’s commitment to research took center stage. We published “Ye’kwana Basketry Symbology: Portal to a Parallel World” by Charles Brewer-Carías, an in-depth study exploring how the Ye’kwana people encode cosmology, knowledge, and memory through the geometric language of basketry.

As “Convergences / Divergences” completed its run, “Hybridizations / Contemporary Strategies” opened in December. Curated by Ariel Jiménez, the exhibition examined how contemporary artists reinterpret and transform the language of geometric abstraction through new materials, ideas, and cultural perspectives. The exhibition was accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, continuing JCMC’s growing publishing program.

That year, the Collection was also included in the official Art Basel Miami Beach program, welcoming visitors to JCMC for a special brunch and further establishing the Collection as an active participant in Miami’s cultural landscape and international art week.

Learn more on our website — link in bio.

Photos: Charles Brewer-Carías, author of “Ye’kwana Basketry Symbology” | Installation view of “Hybridizations / Contemporary Strategies” | JCMC event during Art Basel Miami Beach | Guided visit of “Hybridizations / Contemporary Strategies” for the Tate Americas Foundation Latin American Acquisitions Committee.

In 2018, the Collection’s vision expanded in a new direction. The acquisition of the Charles Brewer-Carías Collection of...
08/06/2026

In 2018, the Collection’s vision expanded in a new direction. The acquisition of the Charles Brewer-Carías Collection of Ye’kwana artifacts brought one of the most significant ensembles of Indigenous material culture from the Venezuelan Amazon into JCMC, opening new avenues for dialogue between ancestral knowledge systems and modern geometric abstraction.

That November, “Convergences / Divergences: Primitive Sources of the Modern,” curated by Ariel Jiménez, made these connections visible for the first time. Through works from the Collection and Ye’kwana objects, the exhibition explored shared visual languages, structures, and ideas that transcend conventional distinctions between Indigenous and modern art. The project was accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.

Throughout the year, JCMC expanded its educational programming through guided visits, public conversations, and art talks, including “Las Estructuras de Gego,” a lecture dedicated to the pioneering Venezuelan artist’s investigations of line, structure, and space. Today, the lecture remains freely available through JCMC’s Learning Channel, reflecting the Collection’s ongoing commitment to making research and scholarship accessible beyond the gallery walls.

To learn more, visit our website through the link in our bio.

Photo: Installation view of “Convergences / Divergences” | JCMC Curator Ariel Jiménez with Juan Carlos Maldonado and Charles Brewer-Carías | Art talk: “Las Estructuras de Gego,” presented by Katherine Chacón | “Convergences / Divergences” catalogue.

Ten years ago, we opened our doors in Miami’s Design District with “The Unbounded Line”, our inaugural exhibition curate...
07/31/2026

Ten years ago, we opened our doors in Miami’s Design District with “The Unbounded Line”, our inaugural exhibition curated by Carlota Perez-Appelbaum. Bringing together more than fifty works, the exhibition traced the evolution of the line across geographies, generations, and artistic movements, establishing the Collection’s commitment to scholarship and public engagement.

That same year, the Collection reached two of the country’s leading museums. Carmen Herrera’s Untitled (1948) traveled to the Whitney Museum of American Art for “Lines of Sight’, while Jesús Rafael Soto’s “Penetrable BBL Bleu” began its long-term installation at Pérez Art Museum Miami—the museum’s first work by Soto.

The publication of our first exhibition catalogue marked the beginning of a decade-long commitment to research and publishing, documenting the ideas, artists, and dialogues that continue to shape the Collection today.

Learn more on our website — link in bio.

Photos: “Penetrable BBL Bleu” at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). Photo courtesy of PAMM | Installation view of “The Unbounded Line” | Installation view of “Carmen Herrera: Lines of Sight” (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, September 16, 2016–January 2, 2017). Photography by Ronald Amstutz | “The Unbounded Line” catalogue animation.

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45 NE 39th Street
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33137

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Wednesday 10:30am - 5pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5pm
Friday 10:30am - 5pm
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